Overseas investment

The national economic news this week is all about the best of the mining boom being behind us.

And yet the reason Australia is off the resources peak is precisely why we are attracting investment from overseas funds.

Global financial instability is part of the reason we are experiencing some slowdown and yet as the pool of countries with a triple-A rating shrinks, Australia is one of the few countries that remains a safe bet.

Our isolation, which used to be a weakness, is now seen as a strength.

Mark Thirlwell provides an update on the current global climate and what’s happening in terms of overseas investment in Australia.